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Popular workout supplement may blunt heart benefits of exercise in females, ÆÞÓÑ study finds

Popular workout supplement may blunt heart benefits of exercise in females, ÆÞÓÑ study finds

ÆÞÓÑ research suggests a popular nitrate supplement may hinder key exercise-driven heart improvements in females, highlighting overlooked sex differences and raising questions about long-term cardiovascular effects.  Read more.

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Kenneth Conrad
Friday, May 1, 2026
By better mimicking native conditions on campus, a multidisciplinary team unlocked seed production in an endangered aquatic plant, strengthening long‑term research, student training, and future discoveries.
Andrew Riley
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
ÆÞÓÑ researchers are tackling a critical climate question—whether the ocean can safely remove carbon dioxide at scale—while positioning Nova Scotia as a global leader in carbon removal innovation.
Andrew Riley
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
ÆÞÓÑ is helping to prepare Canada’s defence community for AI-supported command and control, including fast developing Arctic surveillance scenarios, by simulating how humans and intelligent systems make decisions together under pressure.

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OTN staff
Tuesday, November 20, 2018
A new research partnership brings together the Dal-led Ocean Tracking Network with the Mi’kmaq Conservation Group, the Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources and Acadia University to study culturally and commercially important fish species in Nova Scotia.
Emily Pelley
Monday, November 19, 2018
With World Children's Day this week, we need to critically assess how Canada's doing helping young refugees settle into their new homes and their new lives, writes PhD candidate Emily Pelley.
Michele Charlton
Friday, November 16, 2018
Get to know Dal's new Canada Research Chairs: Zoe Finkel (Marine Microbial Macroecology), David Kelvin (Translational Vaccinology and Inflammation) and Catherine Mah (Promoting Healthy Populations) and Sandra Meier (Developmental Psychopathology and Youth Mental Health).
Kristen Cyr
Thursday, November 15, 2018
A Dal-led study published in the journal Nature outlines how the genes of little-known microbes found in a sample of dirt place these organisms outside of all known biological kingdoms — a significant discovery for those examining how complex-celled life evolved on Earth.
Rebecca Spencer and Sara Kirk
Tuesday, November 13, 2018
Women and adolescent girls say that being outdoors in nature offers opportunities to gain confidence in physical activity, write Dal researchers Rebecca Spencer and Sara Kirk.